Population
5 patients with ostial lesions of internal mammary artery grafts
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
Mean 35 months
Authors
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High initial success with late events in ostial IMA graft angioplasty supports close follow-up; leaves open durability in larger cohorts.
Angioplasty of ostial internal mammary artery graft lesions is technically feasible with high initial success, but carries a relatively high risk of restenosis and sudden death, necessitating close clinical follow-up.
Jacq et al. (2001) studied this question.
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